Peter Biro
Peter Biro is a senior communications officer with the International Rescue Committee (IRC). He is responsible for covering the IRC's emergency and development work, most recently in Afghanistan, Chad, Congo, Indonesia, Iraq, Liberia, Sudan and Thailand. Biro, who was born in Sweden, has also worked as a journalist and photographer in Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America and for the United Nations in Kosovo, East Timor, Cambodia and Sierra Leone.
Through Congo by motorbike, monkey heads for lunch
By Peter Biro
There are no maps for this part of Congo, but local health official Merveille Njolombe is here to guide us through the bush.
"It will take many hours to reach our destination," he says vaguely as he kick-starts his motorbike.
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By Peter Biro
There are no maps for this part of Congo, but local health official Merveille Njolombe is here to guide us through the bush.
"It will take many hours to reach our destination," he says vaguely as he kick-starts his motorbike.
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Trying to cross Congo in a tropical storm
By Peter Biro
The plane touches down with a heavy thud and as the doors open, a rush of warm, humid, tropical air hits me in the face. This is Kindu, the provincial capital of Maniema, a rural, war-torn and neglected province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The first stop in the town of Kindu is a small shop where we rent motorbikes and stock up on fuel, food and water. Old bicycle inner tubes are used as luggage straps to attach our bags to the back of the motorbikes.
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By Peter Biro
The plane touches down with a heavy thud and as the doors open, a rush of warm, humid, tropical air hits me in the face. This is Kindu, the provincial capital of Maniema, a rural, war-torn and neglected province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The first stop in the town of Kindu is a small shop where we rent motorbikes and stock up on fuel, food and water. Old bicycle inner tubes are used as luggage straps to attach our bags to the back of the motorbikes.
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Why count Congo's dead?
By Peter Biro
The only way to reach the village of Misoke is by way of a muddy, mosquito-infested dirt track through dense jungle. The path is constantly interrupted by large pools of stagnant water, black muddy swamps and fallen trees.
Twisted vines and lush palm trees form an impenetrable canopy overhead. During the rainy season, flooding makes access to Misoke next to impossible. Lacking electricity and telephones, the village is virtually cut off from the outside world.
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By Peter Biro
The only way to reach the village of Misoke is by way of a muddy, mosquito-infested dirt track through dense jungle. The path is constantly interrupted by large pools of stagnant water, black muddy swamps and fallen trees.
Twisted vines and lush palm trees form an impenetrable canopy overhead. During the rainy season, flooding makes access to Misoke next to impossible. Lacking electricity and telephones, the village is virtually cut off from the outside world.
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